broccoli

squeaky

Or...

500g broccoli
4 garlic cloves
4 tbsp oil
1 red chilli
Pasta

Steam or boil the broccoli for about five minutes and drain it well. (Save the liquid.)

Cook the pasta

Fry the chilli (de-seeded and finely chopped) with the garlic (aslo chopped) until the garlic starts to show transparent. Then add the broccoli, season it with salt and fry it for a few more minutes. You may need to add a splash or two of the liquid you saved.

Drain your pasta and stir it well into the pasta mixture.

Serve it straight away and, optionally, sprinkle with grated Parmesan.

(Serves four)

lostinrates

I love broccoli pasta, and make it somewhat like squeaky...but...Jamie oliver did a better one on tv the week before last...might be worth a look for the recipe...

here it is...http://www.channel4.com/4food/recipes/chefs/jamie-oliver/broccoli-orecchiette-with-prosciutto-and-melon-salad-meal

Pink.

Hi faithcecilia,

I second the broccoli cheese, it's delicious! Or what about broccoli (and cheese) soup as that uses quite a lot.

This thread has more ideas:

broccoli

I'll add your thread to it later to keep the suggestions together.

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faithcecilia

Thanks, so great ideas. Think I will go for broccoli quiche tomorrow (served with broccoli:p) and then maybe broccoli cheese for dinner (3yr old) and soup(me!).:T

meritaten

roasted brocolli is nice too! and any leftovers can be turned into soup!

LJM

hmmm broccoli cheese sounds yum i would be inclined to freeze alot of it

JulieGeorgiana

Where do you live? I live on broccoli... go through a ton... i'll take half of it off your hands

you need a broccoli soup to use up a lot at a time... I love broccoli cheese, if you don't have mash you can easily use 500g...!

can I ask how you ended up with 4kg of broccoli? It's an odd mistake!

pollys

We love broccoli and cauliflower cheese, especially with grated cheese on top then grilled.

Pollys

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Hi I decided that instead of going to the shops today I would do my ironing instead and 'make do' I need a quick bit of inspiration though I have a head of broccolli that really could do with nbeing used up today (don'r fancy just having it cooked) so I wonder if anyone has a tasy recipe that I can use it up in I have plenty of cheese,eggs,pasta etc and thought maybe a veggie meal for a changeI also have mushrooms and leeks in the freezer, and probably a few sliced peppers .Oh and there are some baby tomato's that need using as well.Any brainwaves chums ?

suzybloo

Hi jackie, how about a lovely quiche with the broccolli added in, since you have cheese, eggs, peppers and mushrooms, and then freeze what you dont need for another day. Or, broccolli soup, head of broccolli, 1 potato, 1 onion, chicken stock. Simmer all until soft and then blitz with the blender.